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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
6,892Searchable applications
166Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,759 approved or refused records
653Refused applications

5,106 approved · 653 refused · 311 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Feb 2012 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas12 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas3 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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More application records

  1. Decided68822

    Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and replace with new single storey rear extension

    23 Guest Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3DJ

    Received 24 Aug 2022
  2. Decided68823

    Single storey side extension

    13 Wilton Gardens, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2UP

    Received 24 Aug 2022
  3. Decided68824

    Construction of Chemical Dosing Building including associated hard standing and Security Fencing

    Woodgate Hill Water Treatment Work, Sixth Avenue, Bury, BL9 7RP

    Received 24 Aug 2022
  4. Decided68825

    Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 64463 for variation of condition no. 5 - Amend wording of condition to allow the submission of approved acoustic glazing to be after the development commences.

    Bank House, 16-18 Bank Street, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3AZ

    Received 24 Aug 2022
  5. Decided68826

    Single storey side extension; First floor side dormer extensions

    431 Holcombe Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4HB

    Received 24 Aug 2022
  6. Decided68827

    Single storey front extension; Single storey rear extension; Garage conversion; Loft conversion with rear dormer

    1 Wilpshire Close, Bury, BL9 9FU

    Received 24 Aug 2022
  7. Decided68828

    Demolition of rear conservatory and Erection of rear/side single storey extension

    51 Kensington Drive, Bury, BL8 2DE

    Received 25 Aug 2022
  8. Decided68829

    Prior approval for proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G 18m street pole and additional equipment cabinets.

    Land on Byron Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3GU

    Received 25 Aug 2022
  9. Decided68830

    Prior approval for proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G 20m street pole and additional equipment cabinets.

    Land outside Greater Manchester Waste Disposal, Cemetery Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4EU

    Received 25 Aug 2022
  10. Decided68832

    Variation of condition 2 following approval of planning permission ref. 66152 - Addition of dormer extension to rear

    61 Bradshaw Road, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3PN

    Received 26 Aug 2022
  11. Decided68833

    Prior approval for proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G 17m street pole and additional equipment cabinets.

    Land at junction of Burns Avenue & Tennyson Avenue, Bury, BL9 9RF

    Received 26 Aug 2022
  12. Decided68835

    Two storey extension at rear/side; Loft conversion with dormer extension at rear, new staircase installed within rear bedroom for access to loft.

    32 Thornfield Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4BX

    Received 29 Aug 2022
  13. Decided68836

    Raised balcony with glazed balustrade/external stairs at rear

    5 Young Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9HS

    Received 29 Aug 2022
  14. Decided68837

    Single storey extension at front and side

    60 Launceston Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3UN

    Received 30 Aug 2022
  15. Decided68838

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    2 Goyt Walk, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8RL

    Received 26 Aug 2022
  16. Decided68839

    Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission ref. 68331 - Amendments to windows on the proposed rear and side elevations

    Heaton House, Brierley Street, Bury, BL9 9HN

    Received 25 Aug 2022
  17. Decided68840

    Conversion of 1 no. dwelling into 2 no. apartments

    16 Hampson Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4TN

    Received 30 Aug 2022
  18. Decided68841

    Single storey rear extension

    3 Prestfield Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6BD

    Received 31 Aug 2022
  19. Decided68842

    Single storey extension at front/side; Single storey rear extension; Hip to gable roof conversion with new window to side elevation and rooflights to front and rear.

    1 Prestwich Park Road South, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9PF

    Received 1 Sept 2022
  20. Decided68843

    Listed building consent for various internal and external changes for the maintenance of the Reservoir Pumping Station; including replacement roof, doors, windows, handrails and lighting features.

    Heaton Park Reservoir Pumping Station, Heywood Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2RN

    Received 31 Aug 2022
  21. Decided68844

    Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 68162 for tudor panelling to side elevation and render to dormer extension at rear

    2 Mayfield Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9TB

    Received 1 Sept 2022
  22. Decided68845

    Change of use from office (Class E) to residential (Class C3)

    33 Knowsley Street, Bury, BL9 0ST

    Received 2 Sept 2022
  23. Decided68846

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    224 Market Street, Bury, BL9 9AB

    Received 2 Sept 2022
  24. Decided68847

    Two storey front extension and Single storey rear extension

    2 Lindow Close, Bury, BL8 1JR

    Received 5 Sept 2022

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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